Paintings

The department holds four annual auctions of oil paintings, watercolours, prints, miniatures and sculpture, ranging from the 16th to 21st Centuries. Our recent highlights include a pair of oils Attributed to Jacopo Amigoni that fetched £260,000 in March 2020 and a Luigi Bechi 19th Century genre painting reached £25,000 last September. From the Modern sales the Fredda Brilliant Studio Collection totalled £142,250 in summer 2019, and in December 2019 an exciting work by George Washington Lambert made £78,000 and a Dorothea Sharp beach scene achieved £55,000.

Upcoming sales:
3rd June, Modern British & 20th Century Art, Including the Estate of Dame Elisabeth Frink & Lin Jammet, Closing date for entries is 9th April
2nd September, Old Masters, British & European Paintings, Closing date for entries is 10th July

The Paintings department is located at Unit 1B, Castle Gate Business Park, Old Sarum, Salisbury, SP4 6QX. Sales and payments are at Castle Street. We sell studio collections and private collections as well as single works of art, and offer free sale valuations at our Castle Gate offices or we are happy to discuss items and give advice.

‡  May be subject to Artist's Resale Right / Droit de Suite click here for details
λ  May be subject to Cites regulations when exported see www.gov.uk/cites
*  May be subject to VAT on the hammer price.

Ivory - Recent legislation on the sale of ivory allows the sale of Miniature portraits over 100 years old so we are still very happy to date and value these for possible sale in our March or September auctions.